Today’s Trivia

by Whaleoil Staff on November 14, 2016 at 8:00pm

Welcome to Daily Trivia.

A chimpanzee has been observed wearing a piece of grass into her ear, with no apparent function. After other members of her group started imitating her, researchers realised to be in presence of the first fashion statement observed in other animals. (Source)

The Rhinoceros Party of Canada, a satirical, federally registered political party in Canada, received 1.01% of the popular vote in the 1980 federal election campaigning to repeal the law of gravity and provide higher education by building taller schools, among other promises. (Source)

King Cobras aren’t actually true cobras and are called that because their diet consists of other snakes, including Cobras. (Source)

In the 1980’s, A&W tried to sell a third pounder burger to rival McDonald’s quarter pounder. They sold it for the same price, but nobody wanted to buy it because the majority of people thought they were getting less meat. (Source)

Ray Kroc (The founder of McDonald’s) and Walt Disney (The founder of Disney) both served in the same ambulance unit during World War 1. (Source)

Yes, the photo is related to an item, but we are no longer tracking the answers or doing a league table. So by all means look for the link, but you may not get confirmation that you are correct. Yeah well, I liked the photo, so not much of a brain teaser today.